This document discusses food safety. Food poisoning can occur when germs enter the human or animal body through food. Food safety aims to prevent this by ensuring germs and other contaminants like chemicals, bugs or metal fragments are not in food. Those most at risk for food poisoning are pregnant women, young children, the elderly and sick individuals. To promote food safety, it is important to prevent germs from entering food through practices like proper cooking, storage, cleaning, and handwashing and using safe water and materials. Some countries and laws focus on regulating food standards and safety.